Improvement in shoes



G. FRANCIS. Shoes.

' No 196,213. PatentedOct. 16,1877.

ATTORNEYS N. PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON, D C.

VIP i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE FRANCIS, OF ALBANY, WISOON SIN.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHOES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 196,213, dated October16, 1877; application filed April 17, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE FRANCIS, of Albany, in the county of Greenand State of WVisconsin, have invented a new and valuable Improvement inShoes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description of the construction and operation of the same,reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of thisspecification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked.thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a plan view of mydevice. Fig. 2 is a side view of a shoe containing the same, of whichFig. 3 is a rear-end view.

The object of this invention is to improve gaiter-boots by constructingthe entire upper portion thereof of four parts, the proper shape of theleg portion being obtained by the insertion of a gusset into the upperedge of the back part of this leg portion, for the purpose of avoidingthe necessity of blocking, as will be understood from the followingdescription.

In the annexed drawings, A, B, and G designate the three pieces ofleather forming the upper portion of my improved gaiterboot.

The front portion or vamp A is made of one piece of leather, united, bya seam, a, to the heel-piece or quarter B, which seam extends from thearch of the foot to the instep thereof, as shown in Fig. 3.

The leg portion 0 is cut as shown by Fig. 1, and united to theheel-piece or quarter B by means of a scam, 1), extending from the upperportion of the heel to the instep, and curving, as shown in Figs. 2 and3.

The-heel portion B is made of two pieces, united by a vertical seam atthe back, and cut so as to conform to the roundness of the natural heelat the back part.

The upper or leg portion 0 is cut, as represented in Fig. 1, with atriangular notch, c, which I fill with a rectangularpiece,D, stitched inso as to spread the leg portion, and give the proper curvature to theback thereof without the necessity of crimping on a block.

By the insertion of the spreading-gusset D into the leg portion 0, I notonly avoid the necessity of blocking, but I also prevent this portionfrom breaking or cracking by use.

I am aware that a shoe or bootee has heretofore been constructed inwhich the quarter is formed of a single piece of material, provided witha gore in the back, and. I, therefore, lay no claim to such invention,per 80.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The improved shoe herein described, con sisting of the vamp A, quartersB B, and leg portion 0, provided with the gusset D, all united togetherin the manner as shown, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses. Y

GEORGE FRANCIS. Witnesses:

JOHN HAHN, JOSEPH THOMPSON.

